Truss.



. No. 893,146. PATENTED JULY 14. 1.908.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27,1907.

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WILLIAM CROMBIE, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

TRUSS.

No.` 893,146. specification et Lettere Patent. Patented July 14, 190s.

i Y i p Application filed September 27, 1907. Serial No. 894,900.

To all whom it may concern: are also formed in a plate 6 which isprefer- Be it known that I, WILLIAM CROMBIE, ably of metal and which ismounted on the citizen of the United States, residing at Linfrontside ofthe main supporting member 1 coln, in the county of Lancaster and Stateso as to serve as a name plate as well as a g of Nebraska, have inventedcertain new and reinforcing device to protect the openings 50 usefulImprovements in; Trusses, of which of the main supporting member 1 fromwear. the following is a specication;` The openings 4 and 5, either orboth sets, at This invention comprehends certain new the two ends of themain supporting member and useful improvements inlsurgical appli- 1 maybe somewhat larger than the heads of 1o ances and relates particularlyto an improved the pivot bolts 3 so that the pad at either 65construction of a truss adaptedjfor use in the end of the mainsupporting member 1 may treatment of single or double reducible inbereadily detached therefrom for a purpose guinal rupture. 1 I hereinafterset forth. The necks ofthe bolts The invention has for its object :atruss of 3 are preferably grooved as indicated at 7,

is this character which will be simplein conand are adapted to slip intoand engage with 70 struction and easy to manufacture .and asthecontracted portions of the key hole shape semble the parts, and whichwill be comfort. slots 8 in an adjustable fastener 9 mounted able andotherwise efficient in use, and the on the ends of a belt 10, said beltbeing ininvention consists incertain construction'and tended to extendaround the wearers hips.

arrangement of the parts as I shall herein- It will thus be seen thatthe adjustable fas- 75 after describe. teners 9 hold the pivot bolts 3from acci- For a full understanding of the invention dental withdrawalfrom the openings 4 and reference is to be had to the following de- 5.That is, as long as the fasteners are sescription and accompanyingdrawings, in cured to the bolts, the entire device is held 2.5 which: ysecurely in place, but Whenever either one 80 Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the truss of the fasteners is removed from the bolt,embodying the improvements of my inventhe pad to which said bolt issecured may be tion a portion ofthe main sup orting memeasily detachedfrom the main supporting ber being broken away as we Pas a portionmember 1. It is obvious that this detachof the supporting belt. Fig. 2is ahorizontal able feature may be provided for either or 85 sectionalview of the truss. Fig. 3 is a detail both pads, according as judgmentmay dicsectional view of one of the pads. Fig. 4 is a tate or theexigencies of the case require. detail view of the reinforcing and nameplate The two pads of the truss, designed to hereinafter mentioned.maintain the proper compression on the ab- Corresponding and like partsare referred domen at the groin so as to press against the 90 to in thefollowi g description and indicated protruding intestine or intestines,comprises in all the views of the drawings by the same in addition tothe foundation plates two reference characters. pouches 11 of chamois orsimilar soft leather My truss comprises a main supporting or material,each of said pouches being pro- `member 1 which may be of any desiredshape vided at its mouth with a hem or sheath in 95 or design and whichmay be constructed or which the gathering string 12 is rove, so asformed of any sufficiently flexible material to securely hold the pouchto the foundation such as leather. The foundation plates 2 plate in areadily removable manner. The for the preferably pear shaped pads, aresepouches 11 may be filled with lambs wool as cured to the rear face ofthe main supporting indicated at 13 or any other material or sub- 100member 1 by pivot bolts 3, which may, if stance,either medicinallyprepared or otherdesired, be in the form of screws working in wise. thefoundation plates, and the latterlmay, My improved truss also embodies asusbe formed of leather or any other suiiipensorywhichisdesigned toextend around the ciently iexible material found suitable for end of thescrotum and which in the present 105 the purpose. The pivot bolts 3 passthrough instance consists of astrap 15 made of any deopenings 4 and 5 inthe main supporting sired width or thickness and which is prefermember1, there being two sets of these openably composed of elastic webbing.One end ings as shown, and a plurality of openings in of the strap isinserted through an opening 16 A either one or both sets. Thesaidopenings in one of the foundation plates '2 and 11d" v as to preventhemmed at the end or otherwise thickened so it from pulling out of saidopening. This end, as manifest, is covered by the pouch, and the otherend of the suspensory or band is detachably secured in an adjustablemanner by a buckle 17 Which is attached to the other pouch as shown.desired the strap 15 may be covered by a sheath or casing 18 Whichmay becomposed of any desired material which Will be comfortable andsuliiciently soft and smooth to prevent chafing. y

Preferably the openings through Which the detachable bolt is designed topass are of key hole shape as clearly illustrated in the drawing, sothat the shank of said bolt Will be automatically drawn out into thecontracted portion of the opening in which it is inserted, by the veryposition of the belt 1() itself, thereby assisting in securely holdingthe parts in place.

It is obvious that my ited to any one size of pads or arrangement ofsuspensory band, as the pads may be made smaller or larger as desired,and the suspensory band may be formed of either flat or round elasticwebbing orbe of the pouch type of suspensory.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it will be seen that l have provided a very simple and efficientform of truss of this character, Which may be quickly applied and asreadily removed and which is so constructed as to permit of theattachment or its being put on or taken 0H Without unfastening orchanging the adjustment of the suspensory, inasmuch as one of the padsor both of them may be detached from the main supporting member 1 -inthe manner hereinbefore set forth.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A truss of the character described, comprising a flexible supportingmember )rovided at one end with an opening extenrllin g therethrough androvided at its other end With a longitudina ly extending series of keyhole shaped openings, a reinforcing )late extending over the front faceof said flexible supporting member and formed at its ends With openingscorresponding to the o )enings of the supporting member, pads providedwith bolts projecting through one of the key hole shaped openings of theflexible supporting member and the reinforcing plate and through theother openings at the opposite end of thesupporting member and theplate, respectively, and a supporting belt provided at one end with afastener adapted to be slipped over the projecting end of the bolt l andinserted in one of the key hole shaped invention is not lim- 1 slots andalso provided at its opposite end with another fastener secured to theother bolt, substantially as shown and described.

2. ln a truss of the character described, embodying pads and means forsupporting the same, the said pads including pouches I and foundationplates, one of said foundation plates being formed with an openingtherethrough and a buckle secured to the other foundation plate, and asuspensory held in said opening at one end and :ulapted for adjustableengagement with the buckle at the other end.

In testimony whereof l allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM CROMBIE. [n s] Witnesses:

H. F. PETERS,

G. T. KINNE.

